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K&H: companies spend significantly less on innovation
The majority of Hungarian companies, 62 percent, see themselves as innovative, and those active in trade evaluated their operations most positively from this point of view. However, a significantly smaller...
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Dr. István Nagy: a competitive food industry can supply the population with quality products
Hungarian agriculture is able to supply the population with high-quality Hungarian food with the cooperation of agriculture that produces excellent raw materials and the developing food industry that increases its...
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ALDI TRAVEL: the number of bookings reached the pre-Covid level in six months this year
Many passengers chose this year’s 5-year ALDI TRAVEL during the first half of 2022: in 2022, more reservations were received in six months than in one year in the pre-Covid...
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Strawberry seedlings of unauthorized origin were seized by the NÉBIH
About 6,000 strawberry seedlings of unknown origin were seized by the experts of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) during test purchases at strawberry propagating material distributors in Bács-Kiskun...
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Meat tax could help cut emissions?
An environmental tax on retail meat products could help lower greenhouse gas emissions in high-income countries, but it would have to be significant to have an impact, according to University...
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Flight situation is getting better
Amid strikes, flight delays and mass cancellations, one in three Brits say they have experienced disruption to their travel plans this summer. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) polled 2,000 adults in...
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ALDI overtook Morrisons on the 4th place – how wil this affect UK grocery market?
Last weekend, the inevitable finally happened: Aldi overtook Morrisons as the UK’s fourth largest grocer. After months of hinting at the possibility – and the grocers’ market shares inching ever...
Read moreThe munkaszuret.hu portal is also available in Ukrainian
The Ministry of Agriculture (AM) renewed the website munkaszuret.hu, which offers agricultural job opportunities, to help Ukrainian refugees find work. On the online interface, the ministry has collected those seasonal...
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Lidl saved food from festivals
After last year, once again this year, Lidl Hungary offered the fruit, vegetables and bakery products left over from its summer relocations to those in need, with which it helped...
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US consumers mix up tactics to meet food needs amid inflation
As inflation rages, consumers are adjusting their shopping behavior to stay within budget while maintaining the quantity of food they purchase and even enjoying a few splurges, according to an analysis...
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The Hungarian store chains united: they challenged the price cap at the Constitutional Court
The multinational chain stores requested the Constitutional Court to annul the decree on the food price freeze. According to their complaint, there was not enough time to determine the prices...
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Procter & Gamble and Rossmann team up to alleviate menstrual poverty
Procter & Gamble donates one pad to the Hungarian Red Cross’ #lánybólnővé program for every package of Always pads purchased at Rossmann. The program created to alleviate menstrual poverty supports...
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Purina Hungary appeals to cat lovers with a sticker promotion
The manufacturer of FELIX cat food, Purina Hungary, is in for a surprise for Viber users: it has made a pack of stickers available for free download in the popular...
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Blockchains and cryptocurrencies – how to proceed?
In the last 13 years, we have encountered few financial and economic phenomena as divisive as cryptocurrencies. 2009 was the year when Satoshi Nakamoto issued Bitcoin. Since then, the existence...
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Carlsberg Targets Net-Zero Emissions By 2040
Beer brewer Carlsberg Group has launched its new ESG programme, Together Towards ZERO and Beyond (TTZAB), highlighting updated targets and new focus areas. The plan includes a roadmap to achieve net-zero...
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GKI: this is how the utility increase affects the public’s wallet
According to two-thirds of the households, the change in the rules for utility reduction will affect their own financial situation. People living in single-family homes and properties over 100 square...
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With this method, we can get plums much cheaper
You can already see a lot of plum trees in Hungary, which are crumbling from the ripe fruit, and although the domestic fruit has already appeared on the markets, we...
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In one year, the price of this food in our country increased by more than 70%!
According to AKI PÁIR data, the national average producer price of raw milk in Hungary was HUF 171.05/kilogram in July 2022. In addition to the deterioration of the protein content...
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5 facts and an easy grill recipe – Small carrots from the European Fresh Team program
Carrots are a super vegetable not only because they are very healthy and have many positive physiological effects, but also because they are easily available all year round, at a...
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This is how the 31st Jeans Expo went
28 thousand 156 paying visitors were curious about the products of the 330 exhibitors at the 31st Farmer Expo in Debrecen, between August 17 and 20 – the fair director...
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The Ministry of Agriculture eases labor retention obligations related to some subsidies
The economic environment of the war and the extreme drought situation have an extremely serious impact on agriculture. Considering this, a decision was made to mitigate the legal consequences related...
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Inflation is sky high: these products are cheaper even in the USA
Prices have not only risen in our country, but almost everywhere in the world – although it is a fact that we are at the forefront of food price increases...
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This is how Ukrainian and Chinese honey floods Hungary: it’s true, it’s not always honey
In a five-year period, the import of honey practically doubled in Hungary, while the export stagnated or even decreased – Pénzcentrum points out in a recent article. From recent data,...
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Everyone should have a notebook and a pen for the start of the school year – Westend is organizing a charity event
Westend started a joint collection of school supplies with the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service. In the campaign, which runs until September 17, they are looking for tools necessary for learning,...
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Irish Customers are Saving Money With Own-Label Products and Online Shopping
Irish shoppers spent €42.6 million less on branded groceries in the latest twelve weeks ended 7 August 2022, while own-label sales accounted for 46.7% of the total Irish grocery market,...
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Henkel helps hospitals with ten thousand liters of hand sanitizer
The coronavirus epidemic is still with us, protection still has a priority role, which is why Henkel Hungary supports the work of hospitals with hand sanitizers. The 10,000-liter disinfectant shipment...
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Shops may be banned from keeping their doors open during the heating season in Germany
Store operators in Germany may be prohibited from keeping the entrances of premises opening onto the street open during the heating season, the newspaper Bild wrote, referring to a package...
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NAV: less than 1 percent of the small businesses under kata remain within the compass of kata
The National Tax and Customs Administration revealed to VG that 4,326 sole proprietors submitted the necessary data sheets in order to be included in the new tax code from September...
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Children mainly spend on snacks and online games with their own bank cards
Every second of Erste Bank’s youngest customers actively uses their bank account, and 40 percent of the checking accounts available to 6-14-year-olds require a bank card. Children use plastic most...
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PICK is offering more to consumers this year
The popular Hungarian brand is supporting this year’s start of school with an overstocked product. In 2022, consumers were already able to meet PICK’s unique offers on several occasions, and...
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